The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-10-27
.SS7O,967 II

|
1otal'' So1O,261 q
There was no allowance on abstract No
s, because it referred to the service OF
Lee Halls company, and the vouchers al
show 1t to have been for service not pro
| vided to be paid for under the act of con
gress. hope you can send on some OF
the evidence have written for, and, il
you succeed in getting it, l think cal
make the claim go up close to million
The evidence asked for was sent for
ward by express Saturday.
The following telegram, under date Of
oath, was also received yesterday:
"Board report 100000. Now give mt
| four weeks to finish balance. Will be il
Austin Sd of November"
The governor feels much gratified al
the result of the work SO far Obtained, and
authorizes The STATESMAN to say that in
his efforts to prove up these claims he has
received cordial support from citizens
generally, and that the question of poll
tics has not entered into his considera-
| ton of the case whatever. He makes
public acknowledgment to Hon. James p.
NeWcomb, Hon. j. @. DeGress and others,
for valuable services rendered to the state.
Independent of the claims which Sen
ator Pope has in hand, there is
claim of the state against
the general government of similar kind
which has been hanging for many years.
Presented before the war for $220,0O0, it
was investigated and allowed for $780,
600; was placed on the appropriation bill
and was passed, but before the sum was
paid over, Texas went out of the union
and the sum appropriated went back into
the national treasury. This did not affect,
however, the status of the claim, and un-
der the law it is substantial obligation
against the government which Congress
man Sayers has taken in hand, and pro-
poses to push through the next congress.
From Wednesdays Daily
The consolidated reports of the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad and branch lines in
Texas were received by the comptroller
yesterday, but, owing to certain mac
curacles, they were returned, or, rather,
were not filed, and the railroad authori-
ties notified to make the necessary cor
rections.
The annual report of the comptroller is
in the printers hands. Proof slips that
have been examined give indication that
1t will be very complete and thorough
com pilation of the condition of the states
business and finances.
Chartered: Farmers Alliance Co
operative association, of Milano; capital,
$4,000.
The Houston g. Texas Central Railroad
company paid to the comptroller yester-
day $7,66S.S0, taxes on lands in morgan
lied counties of the state.
Comptroller's deposits yesterday
amounted only to $2,919.6O.
The continued reports of depredations
and outrages along the Rio Grande border
in Star, Encinal, Zapata and other coun-
ties, by Mexican bandits and marauders,
and the evident inability of the sheriffs
along the border to check the lawlesspess,
has induced thegovernor to take hand,
as will be seen by the following orders for
changing the rangers Issue from the ad-
jutant generals Office yesterday. Captain
Schmidt, who is now with his com pany in
Nueces county, is directed to move his
command at once to a position where he
can scout along the line of Duval, Star
Encinal and Zapata counties. Capt. Jones
now in Edwards county, is ordered to,
lahO NO SOhhlhuu DelOW bdEeUO dUU
scout along the Rio Grande on
the border counties, especially Zapata |
and Starr. Capt. Scott is ordered from |
Callahan county to take Captain Jones
place in Edwards county.
Land Commissioner Hall does not |
appear, in the least degree, unnerved by |
the report that Commissioner Sparks is |
going to play hobs with the action of the |
state in the matter Of leasing and selling
Greer county lands. Commissioner Hall !
says the school lands in Greer county will |
be put on the market for sale TO actual |
settlers as soon as they are classified, |
which work is now progressing as rapidly
rs it can b. done.
The commissioner Is now ready TO sell |
lands to actual settlers in the following |
Counties organized prior to 1876
Webb, Bexar, Stephens, Eratb, Waller,
Bell, Medina, Comal, Atascosa, Shake
ford, Menard, Hays, Galveston, Polk
PARTIAL, Guadalupe, Frio, Maverick, Gil
ispie, Burnet.
Counties organized since 1S75--Potter,
Deaf Smith, Oldham (Sec. 46), Jones,
Scurry, Dimmit and Gavalla; Fisher, Bar-
lin, Tyler, WilbarRar, Crosby, Val Verde,
Ia Sale, Kerr, Encinal, LiDscomb, Lamb,
3riscal, Carson, Hale, Mitchell, Floyd,
Ochiltree, Kimble, HansfOrd |
Roberts, Swisher and Tom Green par
tally.